"Hmm?"
Liu Feng was puzzled for a moment. He followed Qin Shi's gaze and noticed that in the east, there were two figures looking at Qin Shi with eerie gazes.
One of them was undoubtedly Li Qi.
The other was the general, Qi Hao.
Liu Feng smirked when he saw the two's cold gazes. "Are they still going to cause trouble?"
"Hehe, Big Brother Liu Feng, you have to understand that before I defeat some people, they will always think that I'm trash who only knows how to rely on external forces."
Qin Shi smirked and sucked in a breath of cold air. He retracted his gaze, tightened his black robe, and took a step forward. "However, they don't know that provoking me will be a nightmare that they will never be able to get rid of."
Clang!
An inexplicable chill spread in his heart.
In a short moment, an invisible killing intent hid in the dust and sand. Cold sweat flowed down Liu Feng's forehead.
"What a scary guy …"
After a long silence, Liu Feng wiped the sweat off his forehead. His opinion of Qin Shi rose again.
…
By the time everyone returned to their tents, dusk had already passed.
The misty moonlight shone through the wind and sand, making the night seem somewhat mysterious.
In a tent, a young man wrapped in a black robe sat with his hands on his knees. Faint fluorescent light wandered around him, like fireflies in the forest, moving through the black robe from time to time.
The young man immersed himself in cultivation amidst the stars and fireflies.
His chest rose and fell rhythmically. Every time it rose and fell, a fluorescent clear spiritual energy would enter his mouth, fuse with his sticky blood, and flow into his dantian.
His dantian in his abdomen was shining. The clear and bright spirit crystal in the center was no longer dim. The rich and majestic spiritual energy within it was vast and boundless.
Around the spirit crystal, there were nearly a thousand mysterious runes.
The runes formed the shape of a bottle, holding up the spirit crystal in the center. The golden runes contained a vast amount of spiritual energy. They interweaved with each other and evaporated, like nutrients for the spirit crystal.
During the day, the spirit energy from the Country Protecting Ancient Formation flowed through the nine spirit meridians, complementing the spirit energy in the talisman and continuously expanding the closed pores.
In the blink of an eye, all the pores on his body opened up. Qin Shi closed his eyes tightly and sensed the subtle changes in his body. Coupled with the refreshing breathing adjustment of the Sweet Torrential Rain Dew Technique, it could be said that he had achieved half the result with half the effort.
Boom!
All of a sudden, the sandpit outside the tent was stirred up, and a touch of faint golden starlight stirred up the dust, forming a hurricane that enveloped the tent.
"What happened?"
The sudden change alarmed the people who were drinking nearby. Liu Feng hurriedly put down his wine cup, mistakenly thinking that someone was looking for trouble. He was the first to rush out of the tent.
But as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he was stunned.
In the desert not far away, a sandstorm rolled over like a giant dragon sucking in water, enveloping Qin Shi's tent.
Liu Feng and the others ran out of the tent, and they could vaguely feel the oppressive spiritual pressure that stirred up the dust in the tent and crushed the sand and stones into powder.
"What the hell is this kid doing now?"
The sandstorm that was stirred up became more and more turbulent, and the commotion it created was extremely exaggerated. Not far away, Li Qi, Liu Tingting, Anomarum, and Qing Yun were all alarmed.
They rushed out of the tent and stared blankly at the sandstorm for a moment. Their silent eyes revealed some emotion at the same time, and they glanced towards the center of the sandstorm.
"Who is it?
Why is there such a big commotion? "
"This spiritual energy … is it the King Spirit Realm?"
"Who could it be?
Could it be Liu Feng? "
Some of the prisoners couldn't help but feel their scalps go numb when they felt this spiritual energy. Even Anomarum and Qing Yun looked at each other and clenched their fists in fear.
Amidst the hushed whispers of the prisoners, Li Qi, Qi Hao, Qing Yun, and Liu Tingting suddenly revealed astonishment in their eyes.
"It's him?"
Liu Tingting's beautiful body trembled, and she was the first to cry out involuntarily. Her clear almond-shaped eyes, accompanied by the cold wind, pierced through the sandstorm and landed on one of the black-robed figures.
There was even a hint of fire climbing up her delicate face.
Li Qi and Anomarum were both shocked at the same time, and they clenched their fists so hard that cracking sounds could be heard. "It's Shi Qin?"
The tiger body under the green armor trembled, and Anomarum's face was extremely cold. A hint of unwillingness and disbelief welled up in his heart.
He clearly remembered that a few days ago, Qin Shi was merely at the Spirit Sealing Realm. But in less than seven days, the latter's cultivation had already surpassed his?
How could he accept this?
"He's breaking through?"
Qing Yun opened his mouth, and suddenly understood why Gongsun Yan had asked him to take special care of this Shi Qin.
"He's really a monster …"
Liu Feng wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and couldn't help but curse with a smile.
Bang!
Suddenly, the remnant clouds of the Ninth Heaven filled the air.
A thunderous roar came from the raging sandstorm.
Suddenly, a pair of deep black eyes that were as black as the night sky was like a giant dragon awakening from the depths of the Nine Serenities. A clear cold current gushed out, causing the sandstorm to ripple.
Rumble!
Then, with a loud noise, a hundred-meter-long ravine appeared in the sand between the earth, spreading out like a spider web.
His black robe flapped by the wind, and Qin Shi sat steadily within it.
He opened his eyes and looked around. After clenching his fists, a long-lost feeling of fullness filled his body, and his skin was stained with filthy sticky liquid.
"Haha, the early stage of the King Spirit Realm, have you finally recovered?" Full of power, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and a profound smile appeared.
He could feel that the spirit power flowing in his body was a bit stronger than before, thanks to the Ancient Kingdom Protector Formation.
He couldn't help but be overjoyed that his strength had recovered.
But before the joy could spread throughout his body, the raging sandstorm gradually dissipated, and he couldn't help but frown as he vigilantly looked around.
He saw hundreds of pairs of eyes staring straight at him, as if they had discovered a new continent.
"Big Brother, you're so cool!"
Then, a howl that sounded like a pig being slaughtered echoed in Qin Shi's ears, causing his eardrums to feel a little pain.
Covering his ears, Han Zai was already hugging Qin Shi's thigh like a mangy dog.
Looking down at Han Zai, Qin Shi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. But during this process, the atmosphere around him gradually eased up.
Qi Hao and Qing Yun were the first to come back to their senses, and they scolded the people around them, "Stop looking and go back to rest. We'll rush back to the Heavenly Prison tomorrow morning!"
Hearing the two of them driving them away, many prisoners reluctantly glanced at Qin Shi, but in the end, they suppressed the throbbing in their hearts and returned to their tents.
As Li Qi turned around, he glanced at Qin Shi out of the corner of his eye, and a cold light flashed in his eyes as he looked at Qin Shi.
A weak murderous intent surged, and Qin Shi, who had recovered his strength, instantly sensed it. He followed Li Qi's gaze, and only after a brief exchange of gazes did the latter return to his tent.
Not far from Qin Shi, Liu Feng walked to his side and patted his shoulder, "Looks like he's not ready to give up."
"Haha, he's not the troublesome one." Qin Shi shrugged and laughed disapprovingly.
Hearing that, Liu Feng was stunned. Immediately after, crimson red appeared in his vision, and a coquettish coquettish look was thrown at the two of them.
Next to the tent a hundred meters away, Liu Tingting, wrapped in a thin prisoner's uniform, was casting a coquettish look at Qin Shi.
Sensing her gaze, Liu Feng came to a sudden realization, "The troublesome one is the romantic calamity."
"Stop mocking me. I can't afford to provoke this kind of woman."
Qin Shi bitterly smiled and shook his head. Shortly after, he put a hand on Liu Feng's shoulder and looked away from Liu Tingting's gaze. "Tonight, I'll stay at your place. You go squeeze with Han Zai."
Hearing that, Liu Feng's resolute face froze for a moment, then he was instantly filled with pain. Just as he was about to retort, he turned around and saw that Qin Shi had already disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Shi had already entered Liu Feng's tent. With a wave of his hand, a dark golden Spiritual Energy Barrier was erected outside the tent.
Looking at the tent that had been forcibly occupied, Liu Feng was stunned for a moment before spitting out a single word, "F * ck!"
Left with no choice, he could only squeeze into the same tent as Han Zai.
In just one night, they were filled with passion.
…
The moon set, the sun rose, and the first rays of dawn scattered.
When dawn arrived, Artemisia Anomaly and Azure Cloud began to gather the prisoners, preparing to rush back to the prison.
The way back was not the same as the way they came, as they took a small path.
In the western part of the desert, there was a dense forest. This forest was strange and pitch-black, and it occupied an area of thousands of miles.
Walking along the periphery of the forest, there was a shortcut to the prison.
When passing through the forest, Qin Shi couldn't help but frown. He looked through the branches and leaves, but he couldn't see the end of it.
For some reason, he could always feel a trace of strangeness in this forest. This strangeness came from the depths of his heart, and it made his hair stand on end.
It was as if there was a ghost here.
Realizing this, he patted Han Zai beside him and asked, "Han Zai, what is this place?"
"Big, big brother, you don't even know this?"
Hearing this, Han Zai's mouth opened wide as if he had seen a ghost, then he immediately slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot, you came from the northern region!"
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"This is the Desolate Forest, the eastern region is famous for being strange. Even Cryptic Realm experts won't easily enter here." Han Zai nervously explained.
"Desolate Forest?"
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, then he wrinkled his nose and thought for a moment. When he was in conflict with the prison guards, he seemed to have heard the other prisoners mention it.
"So this is the Desolate Forest."
Thinking back, Qin Shi nodded in realization. No wonder those prisoners were so frightened, this place was indeed a little strange.
Han Zai glanced at the forest, then he paused and said, "Yes, but in the Desolate Forest, there is a spiritual herb called the Soul Gathering Flower. This spiritual herb can heal the soul."
"Heal the soul?"
"Yes, that's why it's so useful in repairing the Ancient Kingdom Guarding Formation. Every three months, 50 prisoners will be randomly selected from the Imperial Prison beyond the Great Wall to enter this desolate forest to search for the Soul Gathering Flower. If they can find it and return alive, they'll be pardoned …" Han Zai spoke carefully.
Hearing this response, Qin Shi licked the corner of his dry lips and said, "Hmm?
Isn't this good? "
"No, no one wants to be selected …" At this time, Liu Feng caught up with him, his angular face showed an unprecedented seriousness.
Qin Shi was stunned, "Why?"